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January 17, 2026
CADE MCNELLY NETS FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PROFESSIONAL GOALS AS HIS HAT TRICK POWERS OILERS PAST AMERICANS
Oilers, McNelly come-from-behind in back half of third frame to snap skid
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, and powered by Community Care, defeated the Allen Americans 5-2 at the BOK Center on Saturday night.
For the third straight game at the BOK Center both teams left the opening period without a goal. Tulsa outshot Allen 12-8, and Cade McNelly fought Troy Murray just 3:13 into the action.
Brayden Watts opened the scoring 2:53 into the middle period, pouncing on a rebound 2:53 into the middle period following a blown coverage. McNelly tied the game 1-1 with 3:31 left in the frame, crashing his first professional goal past Jackson Parsons in his first Oilers’ game as a forward.
Sam Sedley placed Allen up 2-1 7:23 into the final period, wristing a power-play shot through traffic and beyond Vyacheslav Buteyets from the blue line. McNelly tied the game 2-2 pending a stat correction, serving as a deflection piece on Justin Michaelian’s wide wraparound wrist shot that was made possible by a Parsons’ goof 53 seconds into the second half of the final period. McNelly completed his hat trick 2:19 seconds later, spinning home a forehand shot from between the right circle and blue line — placing the Oilers up for the first time on the night 3-2. Dylan Fitze added an insurance goal with 1:40 remaining in the contest, picking off an Allen Americans pass before draining a 170-foot, empty-net tally straight down the middle to make it 4-2. Michaelian added his own empty netter, scoring an Oilers home-high fifth goal of the game just 29 seconds later. The goal closed the score 5-2 in Tulsa’s favor.
The Oilers head on the road Saturday, Jan. 24 to take on the Wichita Thunder at 6:05 p.m. inside INTRUST Bank Arena in downtown Wichita, Kansas.
Oilers Season and Group Tickets are on sale now! Call the Oilers front office at 918-632-PUCK (7825) or visit www.tulsaoilers.com for more information.
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